Pat Elflein, Curtis Samuel and Malik Hooker are getting trees in Buckeye Grove.
The three Ohio State stars were named first-team All-Americans by Sporting News on Wednesday. That means each player will get their own tree in Buckeye Grove just south of Ohio Stadium on campus.
Elflein and Hooker were selected at their obvious positions of center and safety, while Samuel got the nod as an "athlete." Guard Billy Price and middle linebacker Raekwon McMillan found their names on the second team. These are the first All-American awards for each player this season.
Elflein received second-team All-American honors last season both from the Associated Press and Sports Illustrated. McMillan was named a freshman All-American by Athlon's, 247Sports and Scout.com in 2014 and earned second-team honors a year ago from the Walter Camp voters.
| OFFENSE | DEFENSE | SPECIALISTS |
|---|---|---|
| QB: LAMAR JACKSON, LOUISVILLE | DE: DEMARCUS WALKER, FLORIDA STATE | K: ZANE GONZALEZ, ARIZONA STATE |
| RB: DALVIN COOK, FLORIDA STATE | DE: MYLES GARRETT, TEXAS A&M | KR: QUADREE HENDERSON, PITT |
| RB: D'ONTA FOREMAN, TEXAS | DT: JONATHAN ALLEN, ALABAMA | P: MITCH WISHNOWSKY, UTAH |
| WR: DEDE WESTBROOK, OKLAHOMA | DT: ED OLIVER, HOUSTON | PR: QUADREE HENDERSON, PITT |
| WR: ZAY JONES, EAST CAROLINA | LB: JABRILL PEPPERS, MICHIGAN | ATH: CURTIS SAMUEL, OHIO STATE |
| TE: EVAN ENGRAM, OLE MISS | LB: REUBEN FOSTER, ALABAMA | |
| T: CAM ROBINSON, ALABAMA | LB: ZACH CUNNINGHAM, VANDERBILT | |
| G: CODY O'CONNELL, WASHINGTON STATE | CB: JOURDAN LEWIS, MICHIGAN | |
| C: PAT ELFLEIN, OHIO STATE | CB: ADOREE' JACKSON, USC | |
| G: DORIAN JOHNSON, PITT | S: BUDDA BAKER, WASHINGTON | |
| T: RYAN RAMCZYK, WISCONSIN | S: MALIK HOOKER, OHIO STATE |
| OFFENSE | DEFENSE | SPECIALISTS |
|---|---|---|
| QB: DESHAUN WATSON, CLEMSON | DE: JORDAN WILLIS, KANSAS STATE | K: DANIEL CARLSON, AUBURN |
| RB: DONNEL PUMPHREY, SAN DIEGO STATE | DE: CHRISTIAN WILKINS, CLEMSON | KR: T.J. LOGAN, NORTH CAROLINA |
| RB: SAQUON BARKLEY, PENN STATE | DT: CHRIS WORMLEY, MICHIGAN | P: MICHAEL DICKSON, TEXAS |
| WR: COREY DAVIS, WESTERN MICHIGAN | DT: DEREK BARNETT, TENNESSEE | PR: T.J. LOGAN, NORTH CAROLINA |
| WR: AMBA ETTA-TAWO, SYRACUSE | LB: KENDALL BECKWITH, LSU | ATH: CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY, STANFORD |
| TE: JAKE BUTT, MICHIGAN | LB: JARRAD DAVIS, FLORIDA | |
| T: CONNOR WILLIAMS, TEXAS | LB: RAEKWON MCMILLAN, OHIO STATE | |
| G: BILLY PRICE, OHIO STATE | CB: TRE'DAVIOUS WHITE, LSU | |
| C: ETHAN POCIC, LSU | CB: MINKAH FITZPATRICK, ALABAMA | |
| G: ALEX KOZAN, AUBURN | S: QUIN BLANDING, VIRGINIA | |
| T: RODERICK JOHNSON, FLORIDA STATE | S: WESTON STEELHAMMER, AIR FORCE |
